Arts Thursday 15 December 2016.

A NEW LOOK AT TRADITIONS This Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton looking at some traditions that have been turned on their head or interpreted with a twist.         First up meet Belinda Von Mengerson, the Curator of Slipstitch, a new exhibition at Mosman Art Gallery. This is the first contemporary embroidery exhibition to […]

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Queen Kafé, broadcast from Sri Lanka on the 13th, 20th & 27th of December

Dear listeners, starting Tuesday 13th, 20th and 27th of December 2016, Stéphanie Denizard will be hosting Queen Kafé from Sri Lanka. Listen to Tuesday 13th of December show here: https://bit.ly/QKSriLanka Queen Kafé will be back on air on Tuesday 3rd of January 2017. To have some updates on Queen Kafé click here www.facebook.com/QueenKafe and www.instagram.com/QueenKafe . Having problems […]

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Album of the Week – ‘Professin’ the Blues’ by Fiona Boyes

‘Professin’ the Blues‘ by Fiona Boyes is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. Fiona Boyes, an Australian blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, has been recording and performing for more than 25 years, and came back with a brand new record that will delight every blues fan. With only a guitar, a surprising voice, and a […]

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Needs versus Wants: the emergence and development of shopping in Sydney

Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan interviews Margot Riley, curator at the State Library, on research undertaken on the emergence and development in Sydney of the phenomenon of shopping. Needs versus wants? Hear about the trade in goods from the early days of the colony, through the boom associated with the gold rush, and on to contemporary […]

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Needs versus Wants: the development of shopping in Sydney

Join me, Jane Raffan, on Arts Monday 12 December 2016 for a program exploring Needs and Wants specifically related to the development of shopping as a leisure activity in Sydney. You’ll here interviews with Margot Riley, curator at the State Library, on research undertaken on the emergence and development of shopping from the early days […]

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Jazz Made In Australia Monday 16th 2016 ‘Michelle Nicolle, Ellington/Strayhorn’

From the time I first heard Michelle Nicolle sing at the Wangaratta Festival in 1998 where she took out the National Award for Jazz Voice I knew we had a star in the making. There was a beautiful voice, a real understanding of a lyric and phrasing and a free, courageous improvisor. Since then she […]

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